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it tracked 1,100 pedestrians in seattle, washington and found more than a third of people text, talk or listen to music when they cross the street. only one in four people followed the proper safety protocol, looking both ways and obeying the light. vehicle-pedestrian accidents kill 4,000 people every year in the u.s. and injure 60,000 others. the man who co-invented the bar code joseph woodland has died in new jersey. woodland's bar codes are on nearly every product in stores today. he came up with the idea after drawing morse code dots and dashes in the sand on a miami beach, absent-mindedly letting his fingers drag a series of parallel lines instead. the idea was patented in 1952 but not put into wide use until the 1970s. woodland was 91 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to margaret. >> warner: 18 days and counting until the end of the year when the government reaches the edge of the so-called fiscal cliff. congressional correspondent kwame holman kicks off our coverage tonight >> reporter: late in the day, house speaker john boehner left capitol hill
it tracked 1,100 pedestrians in seattle, washington and found more than a third of people text, talk or listen to music when they cross the street. only one in four people followed the proper safety protocol, looking both ways and obeying the light. vehicle-pedestrian accidents kill 4,000 people every year in the u.s. and injure 60,000 others. the man who co-invented the bar code joseph woodland has died in new jersey. woodland's bar codes are on nearly every product in stores today. he came up...
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if you go back, that was garfield high school in seattle. you go back to that community we're talking over ten years later, everyone remembers it, and that's unfortunately what we see in this community is this is something everyone is going to live with for a long time. >> jonathan, do you have an update for us? what are you hearing, jonathan? i know this is a fluid situation, and it's rapidly unfolding. >> well, it could provide some calm for some of the parents of newtown because we just got this e-mail from the newtown public schools. it was forwarded to us from a parent i know in the town there. i'll just read it to you. the loukdown has been lifted for newtown public schools. your children will be coming home on their normal bus run today. that e-mail just went out to parents in newtown who have children in the high schools, middle schools, the other schools in the area, so what that suggests is whatever situation has been going on there that police now believe they have it under control. again, what we've been told is one gunman is dea
if you go back, that was garfield high school in seattle. you go back to that community we're talking over ten years later, everyone remembers it, and that's unfortunately what we see in this community is this is something everyone is going to live with for a long time. >> jonathan, do you have an update for us? what are you hearing, jonathan? i know this is a fluid situation, and it's rapidly unfolding. >> well, it could provide some calm for some of the parents of newtown because...
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for "cbs this morning," carter evans, seattle. >> a story worth telling. i was going to say, kudos for them for bringing it to us. >> a very valuable lesson they bring to us about how many people share a dollar. >> it's friday. our christmas party is tonight. >> will you be on the dance floor? >> i doubt it. >> we will have evidence on monday. >> that's why i won't do it. as we leave you, let's take a look back at the week that was. have a great weekend. >>> my sing new york. ♪ put your cell phones in the air ♪ >> i was born in brooklyn. >> staten island. >> too mean to lay down and die. >> all the money we're going to make in terms of fees and commissions will go to the robin hood leaf fund. >> let's go. i love you. >> i think gayle -- tell me exactly what you do. >> charlie, i hurt. >> i always thought charlie rose has the best job in town. >> i was practicing. >> yeah but you know you've got a pretty gate job. >> you belong in sports. that's what i think. >> somebody shall remain anonymous, chris licht said, he would not be paying for the room. >> n
for "cbs this morning," carter evans, seattle. >> a story worth telling. i was going to say, kudos for them for bringing it to us. >> a very valuable lesson they bring to us about how many people share a dollar. >> it's friday. our christmas party is tonight. >> will you be on the dance floor? >> i doubt it. >> we will have evidence on monday. >> that's why i won't do it. as we leave you, let's take a look back at the week that was. have a...
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showers from southern california to seattle. heavy downpours around vegas, phoenix and albuquerque. mountain snow in the four corners of the southwest breaking from that trend in the north. thunderstorms around dallas and wichita. >> 50s in kansas city and from boston to baltimore, 40s. 30s from salt lake city to fargo and blizzard whiteout conditions in tampa. yes. i'm stunned. >>> sports stars do many things to please their fans. but the houston rockets' latest effort to sing is pretty embarrassing and thusly is our favorite story of the day. ♪ i made it out of clay and when it's dry and ready ♪ ♪ then dreidel i -- oh, my gosh. >> jeremy lin stumbling through the lyrics in the favorite hanukkah song. >> oy vay. >> shooting bricks. >> linsanity. there we go, folks. i still can't get over that weather news. >>> coming up next, what your last name could be worth. a florida guy sold his last name for $45,000. >> really? >> $45,000. >> i'm thinking nelson would go for -- >> nickels. >>> and looking like a million bucks with help from one of hollywood's top glamour experts. get yo
showers from southern california to seattle. heavy downpours around vegas, phoenix and albuquerque. mountain snow in the four corners of the southwest breaking from that trend in the north. thunderstorms around dallas and wichita. >> 50s in kansas city and from boston to baltimore, 40s. 30s from salt lake city to fargo and blizzard whiteout conditions in tampa. yes. i'm stunned. >>> sports stars do many things to please their fans. but the houston rockets' latest effort to sing...